beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
boule (round loaf of white bread); Boer
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
ability; performance; efficiency
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
nature; property; disposition
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
how long; how far; how much
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
complete stranger; total stranger